Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-07

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achieved victory when all seemed |
lost, that from Belmont to Atlanta,
and from Savannah to when, at the |
head of the victorious army of the |
Tennessee, he marched through the |
avenues of the capital of a redeem.
ed country, he gave evidence of his
martial prowess?
We must look deeper, and search |
with keener insight, for the secret |
Of his immense power over his
country. lie was changeless !
sincerity. lie was never IN mas.
qnerade. lie was transparent to a !
fault. He had a window in his
heart. He was never in disguise.
He was as you saw him. Never
did geometrican bring proposition
and demonstration in closer prox-
unity than was the correspondence
between LOgan's character and his
appearance. He was Logan every
time. His was the soul of honor.
He had an innate contempt tor
everything low, mean, intriguing.
lie was an open and an honorable
foe. He had a triple courage,
which impaired to him immense
strength. His physical bravery
knew no fear. His moral heroism
was sublime. But above these was
the courage Of his intellect. Some
men have brave souls in cOwardly
bodies. The cheek Of others is
never blanched by physical danger.
But few rise to the highest form of
courage. Logan never committed
treason against his intellect. He
thought for himself, and spoke
what he thought. He was loyal to
his own conclusions. Friendship
could not deter him, enemies could
not make him afraid. A great
name could not daunt him. He
had more caution than was accord
ed to him, but it was the caution
of intellectual courage. He was
the soul of honesty. He lived in
times of great corruption, when
the strongest men of both parties
fell, either blasted by public ex-
posure or by ignorant denunci-
alton. But Logan was untouched.
| He was above suspicion. The
smell of fire was not on his gar
n1ents. Others made fortunes out
of the blood OF their country, but
aft.e five years in war and twenty
five years in Congressional life,
Loga II was poor in purse, but rich
in a Q 'Ood name. To his only son,
who bears the image and name OF
his hon ored father, he could have
left ill.g often fortune, but he left
him that which is far above rubies.
Like AIiStides, Logan can say,
"These hands are clean.D He had
a self.abnngatlOn which asked no
other rewa rd than the conscious
ness of duty done. Loyalty to
duty was his standard of manhood
When another was appointed to
the command which his merits and
victories entitled him to have, he
did not sulk in his tent of dlsap'
pointment. but fought on for the
, cause which was dearer than pro-
motion. When duty demanded
, the exposure Of corruption in his
, own party, hepreferred his country
: to partisan ties. When he was
convinced that a distinguished
officer was unworthy a nations
confidence, he did not hesitate tC
; incur the displeasure of friends anC
m o denunciatiOu of enemies.
When in 1862 his friends in Hi
;. nois urged him to leave the arm,
, and re.enter Congress, he made thl
:. rep ly: "No; l am to-day a Soldie
), of this republic-so to remain
y. changeless and immutable, unit
. her last and weakest enemy shal
have expired and passed away.
, have entered the field to die,
= need be, for this government, an
never expect to return to peaceir
nursuits until the object Of this wa
of preservation has become FAC
established. Should fate so ordal
u il. I will esteem it as the higheS
u privilege just Dispenser ca
~ award to shed the last drop of bloc
9 in nv veins for the honor OF tha
Il flag whose emblems are justice
Il liberty and truth, and which ha
= been and, as humbly trustin God
J., ever will be tor the right"
d" Oh! Brave and unsellish SOU
70 How thou hast been misunderstood
IL mlsiudged, misrepresented, defau
Ie ed. and wronged by those who t.
10 day are the bene6clarles OF th
II noble life! These defamation
IL wounded his proud and sensatiV
~ spirit. If he seemed to take ailror
. when assailcd in debate, it was iC
y the cause he represented and Nc
. from personal pride.
. There were times when his a
dent temperament mastered II
:, selEcontrol. lie was IA sensitive
~ high-splrited chivalric soul. II
~ had pride of character, and pow'
,o of passion. lie knew his powe
Int he was q stranger to want
~ - His passionate nature was lntens
Ills emotional being rescmOled u
ocean. The passions OF love, 10
u, hope, desire, grief, hatred and a
- ger, were strong to him. lie cou
love like Il woman, sport IKE
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